Tanaka Romeo and Kishi Seiji have thrown down the gauntlet: is it possible to make an anime that’s too weird? The answer, my friends, is a resounding “No!” But Kami-sama, how in the world did I get stuck with the job of making sense of it?! I can hardly begin […] Read more
Well, you knew someone was going to get around to doing this sooner or later. The surprise here is that Oda Nobuna really isn’t half-bad – though maybe that’s not such a huge surprise, with Madhouse co-producing with Studio Gokumi. Cute girls doing cute things as ruthless Sengoku warlords is […] Read more
Fittingly for a show focused on space, Uchuu Kyoudai is all about seeing the big picture. Considering how deliberate the pacing is, Space Brothers can be a pretty gripping show when it wants to be – and this episode was extremely gripping in a “Hunter X Hunter” sort of way. […] Read more
Even I couldn’t fail to recognize the name on that memory card… I’m continually amazed at the way Hunter X Hunter keeps finding new ways to entertain me. Perhaps as much as any of the great shounen I’ve seen or read, H x H can effortlessly slide from one style to another […] Read more
Body switching episodes are one of the most common anime tropes, but rare indeed is the series that attempts to build an entire show around it. OP: “Paradigm” by eufonius Given that this is the second series of the season (or the first, if you count the pre-aired half-episode) to […] Read more
In any season, the buildup and expectation for SAO would make it an important series to watch. In this one, it looms over the competition like a colossus. It isn’t all that often that a series is so clearly “the” show, as Sword Art Online is for Summer 2012. Really, nothing else […] Read more
Let the fan rage begin! Or so they tell me. It seemed fine to me. I was ready for a bit of a change-of-pace after the recent run of solid but very intense episodes of AW. And considering the way things have been going lately, any episode with Chiyuri is […] Read more
Not much to see here, I’m afraid. Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! – 01 This was the fist show of the season that I didn’t manage to finish. There’s nothing particularly offensive about it, but even in a season as full of formula as any I can remember […] Read more
Now that’s how you deliver a game-changer in spectacular fashion. I can’t help but think there are going to be a lot of viewers happy about the turn AO has taken in the last two weeks, and especially in this episode. That’s great, especially for someone like me who was […] Read more
Yes, I included this commercial for a reason. You know what to do. Binbogami! ga! – 01 I came into this one with pretty low expectations, but I got quite a few laughs out of the premiere of Binbogami!. The headline seiyuu is of course Hanazawa Kana, who plays Sakura […] Read more